The movie “Out of Africa” stands out as one of Hollywood’s most outstanding creations. Meryl Streep and Robert Redford’s portrayals of Karen Blixen and Denys Finch Hatton were superb, and John Barry’s music was stunning. But…
The Whitney-Burgess and Whitney-Kennedy lever action rifles are some of the lesser known arms of America’s “Wild West” history. All were based on design work by Andrew Burgess, one of the nations most influential firearms designers….
Peter Monteverdi proved himself to be a quiet achiever. He was a pioneer of the luxury four wheel drive concept, racing car maker, racing driver, and the man who created the rare and utterly beautiful Monteverdi…
The Duesenberg Model J was created to be a luxury car that would prove to be superior to all its competitors, and arguably Fred Duesenberg succeeded in that aim. He created a car of unmatched performance…
The US Postal Service placed an order for 150 custom Smith & Wesson Military & Police revolvers chambered for the .22lr cartridge. These revolvers were intended for staff training. By the late 1960’s these revolvers were…
Stanley Arnolt began his automobile distributorship and dealership business in 1950 dealing in British cars, initially Morris, MG and Riley, and then others including Bristol and Aston Martin. Arnolt bought a stake in Italian design house…
